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#161: Cardiac Potpourri with Dr. Danny Chu

Episode 172 • 53 min

#161: Cardiac Potpourri with Dr. Danny Chu

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If your heart stops when you think about cardiac surgery, we hope to ease your anxiety in our first episode featuring a cardiac surgeon! Dr. Danny Chu is professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and Director of Cardiac Surgery at the VA Hospital in Pittsburgh. Look out for a special re-appearance of Woo Do (@woosongdo)- he's back in this episode!

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